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Feeling worthless after breakup. How can I feel ok about myself again?

6 Answers
Last Updated: 01/11/2022 at 3:47pm
1 Tip to Feel Better
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Tracy-Kate Teleke, PsyD, M.A., LMFT

Marriage & Family Therapist

I assist adults and couples in CA experiencing relationship challenges and interpersonal struggles including anxiety, depression, and a myriad of other life challenges.

Top Rated Answers
Anonymous
February 3rd, 2018 2:11am
Be kind to yourself. Spend time around family and friends that love you. Immerse yourself in hobbies that you enjoy.
Nansidrew
May 15th, 2018 11:22pm
I know it feels like your worth is defined by him/her, but it's not. You're an amazing individual who can change the world, and you don't need anyone else to be able to do that. xxx
Anonymous
June 25th, 2018 11:28pm
Focus on you, do things that make you happy and stop thinking about him/her! Live your life and just be happy !
McDupie
December 15th, 2020 2:12pm
Feeling a little less than yourself after a break-up even if you are the one that ended it is to be expected. Think about it; a relationship call you to give of yourself in some way or another. If that ends, that part of you feels a bit out of sorts.......I say embrace the discomfort that comes after a break-up. Learn from it what is required. You might have to relearn how to be on your own again; or even how to connect with your base or loved ones. Various things might have shifted during the relationship and it's only after it has ended that clarity is possible. Sometimes you have to feel bad to get to feel healed again. So in my experience; I have felt that I made greatest strides to happiness only after i had dealt with the feelings of the relationship happy; sadness, anger, loneliness, worthlessness ; whatever the feeling. It is beneficial to deal with the feeling work through it constructively and practice a ton of Self care. wash your hair, put on some lotion, exercise, sit a bit longer and feel the sunshine, watch the commercials on tv , drive a little slower and sing along to the radio. If there is tears don fight them back let it happen; but what ever you do don't stay in the feeling deal with it and move through it. That's m sure fire way to get back to happiness.
BlackWolf1002
October 4th, 2021 5:30pm
Knowing your worth is knowing that you did your best, you maintained the relationship, and you did your part, They were with you because they knew your worth in the beginning, what follows is just a series of events that is the process of any relationship, try seeing why they were with you, because you were such an amazing being? Smart? A Beautiful and gentle soul! No one is ever with someone they don't see that they have at least a couple virtues, just know you were enough to a point, and you are still amazing no matter what happened❤
enigmaticButterfly8052
January 11th, 2022 3:47pm
The best way is to get over them. You maybe feel like everything you do is useless and that you are nothing to anyone but I promise it gets better. I have been in that situation and the best way to deal with it is to remember that you are worth a lot. People try to tear you down and try to say that you are nothing but how would they know. They didn't take the time to get to know you enough before they judged you and chose what they think about you. Keep your head up because you are better than that. If they think you are worthless then they are not worth your time. They just want to use you so drop them.